Dear Honorable FINRA Reulators,
I have over thirty years of investing experience and I am very capable of understanding the risks of leverage and inverse funds in my portfolio. Please do not handicap my investing choices by placing unnecessary limitations, testing etc. on my investment decisions which include leveraged and inverse funds. Thank you for your consideration to not put restrictions
I often use leveraged and inverse funds to hedge my investments at a cheaper cost/risk than using options. They have been an important part of my portfolio when the markets are facing volatility and have allowed me to not divest from other securities through market uncertainty. I am well aware of the risk involved and how they function. I do not need protection from myself and my investment
I am a modest net worth investor but am familiar with so-called hedge funds.
I have used such funds to provide some hedging to my investment portfolio and consider them a key part of my financial planning.
A policy that tries to eliminate risk from investment decisions is doomed to failure and will, inevitably, create negative consequences.
I oppose restrictions to my right to make my own
People understand products better than you think. Let those who want to take additional risk in funds choose to do so. You should not be regulating public access to such items. Individuals can choose to invest in their own business which is just as risky (if not much more) as these public funds. You aren't preventing that?? Let each individual choose their own level of investing or
I not regulators should be able to choose the public
investments that are right for me and my family.
Public investments should be available to all of the public,
not just the privileged.
I shouldn't have to go through any special process
like passing a test before I can invest in public securities,
like leveraged and inverse funds. I am capable
of understanding
In this nation it has always been possible for individuals to take risks of varying levels and, in doing so, achieve levels of success that support them, their families and the nation. To limit that in the investment arena is to make children out of all investors. I urge you strongly not to limit or hamper the use of leveraged and inverse funds. I will be following up with my congressman
I have been using leveraged etf's for 10 years...i like them...they allow me to invest a smaller percent of portfolio and still get a return. Trade frequently every week. The risks are well documented. What i dont like are ETNs that close during times of market volatility.
As far as i am concerned... I am an individual investor.....Who are you to tell me how much money i can make
I strongly and vehemently oppose any restrictions on my ability to trade freely. This is a blatant attempt to segregate investors based on a shaky litmus test to intentionally squash investors based on an elitist agenda to stifle the ability of the public to trade as they see fit and to make their own judgements based on personal risk tolerances and long term investments objectives. This type
To whom this may concern, Please do not restrict the access of the average investor into market funds. Some of those under consideration are incredibly useful to new investors who choose to risk smaller amounts during a learning phase of the market. These proposed changes will significantly increase the barrier of entry to the average American in achieving their financial goals. Americans should
As a long-time trader and investor, I have always believed that it is up to each individual to understand the instruments that he or she invests in. Leveraged and inverse ETFs are no different: they have some unique risks, but also unique rewards which make them particularly well-suited to short-term hedging and even speculating. The playing field is already tilted in favor of institutional
